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[Bug libc/2100] New: blowfish crypt support
- From: "stlman at poczta dot fm" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: 1 Jan 2006 16:49:13 -0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/2100] New: blowfish crypt support
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
IMHO GNU C Library should include support for Blowfish crypt(3) coding. It is
now available as a patch from http://www.openwall.com/crypt/. Currently three
major free *BSD variants offer support for it. It seems to be much better than
than MD5 because of its scalability.
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crypt&apropos=0&sektion=3&manpath=FreeBSD+6.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=crypt&apropos=0&sektion=3&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html
http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?crypt+3+NetBSD-current
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Summary: blowfish crypt support
Product: glibc
Version: unspecified
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: libc
AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
ReportedBy: stlman at poczta dot fm
CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2100
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